Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play You Are So Beautiful on piano
By Joe Cocker
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 68 BPM
- 1973
- Easy
Learn You Are So Beautiful in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Ab7 – Db – Gb7
You Are So Beautiful sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Ab7 is Ab, C, Eb and Gb; Db is Db, F and Ab; Gb7 is Gb, Bb, Db and Fb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIAb7I7DbIVGb7bVII7- AbAb · C · Eb
- Ab7Ab · C · Eb · Gb
- DbDb · F · Ab
- Gb7Gb · Bb · Db · Fb
- 2
Left hand: Giant steps
A full chord on every beat, low and heavy, like a giant walking. Musicians call it lh chords (left-hand chords), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Steady chords
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 68 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about You Are So Beautiful
What chords are in You Are So Beautiful?
The loop is Ab – Ab7 – Db – Gb7 (I – I7 – IV – bVII7) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is You Are So Beautiful in?
Ab major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in You Are So Beautiful?
Giant steps: lh chords, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are So Beautiful easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 5 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.